Kimi K2.6
Kimi K2.6Alternatives?
CheaperGemini 3.8 Flashhighwins 57%-12%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1
BetterGPT-5.6 Solxhighwins 54%+367%$1.18
OpenGLM 5.3maxwins 56%+26%$2.01No image input+4CheaperGemini 3 Flash Previewunstatedwins 57%-34%$0.50 / $3CheaperGemini 3.6 Flashhighwins 54%-12%*$1.60Gemini 3.8 Flashhighwins 57%-12%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3 Flash Previewunstatedwins 57%-34%$0.50 / $3Gemini 3.6 Flashhighwins 54%-12%*$1.60
Qwen3.7 Plusunstatedwins 53%-67%$0.32 / $1.28GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 52%-86%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4GPT-5.6 Solxhighwins 54%+367%$1.18Gemini 3.8 Flashhighwins 57%-12%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1GLM 5.2maxOpenwins 53%+26%$1.47No image inputGemini 3.6 Flashhighwins 54%-12%*$1.60
Muse Spark 1.3maxwins 60%+17%$1.60Only auto tool_choice is supported+5GLM 5.3maxOpenwins 56%+26%$2.01No image input+4
NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B NVFP4Openwins 53%——No image inputGLM 5.2maxOpenwins 53%+26%$1.47No image inputGLM 5.1unstatedOpenwins 52%+26%$1.40 / $4.40Context: 256K → 203K+1GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 52%-86%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4Kimi K3maxOpenwins 56%—$2.00Memory (4-bit): 616 GB → 1,668 GB+4Kimi K3.1 Pron/a—$2 / $10Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeedn/a—$4 / $20Kimi K2.7 CodethinkingOpenn/a—$0.54Instant mode is not supported · Self-hosted / vLLM / SGLangKimi K2.5thinkingOpenn/a—$0.60 / $3Kimi K2 ThinkingthinkingOpenn/a—$0.47 / $2No image inputKimi K2 0905non-thinkingOpenn/a—$0.40 / $2No image inputKimi K2 0711non-thinkingOpenn/a—$0.50 / $2Context: 256K → 128K+2All Moonshot AI models →Run it yourself
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How much does Kimi K2.6 cost?›
$0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.16 per 1M; cheapest via Chutes at $0.45 / $1.95. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.80 at default effort.
Is Kimi K2.6 free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.45 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Kimi K2.6, and what is it best at?›
#55 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #63 of 132 in Coding, #73 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #44 of 195 in Writing & Language, #23 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Tool calling, Reasoning, Science, Long context, Knowledge, Instructions, Vision.
Is Kimi K2.6 better than Qwen3.6 Plus?›
On Arena Text · German, Kimi K2.6 scores 1,450.8 vs 1,451.7 — about the same.
How can I use Kimi K2.6?›
Through the API of AtlasCloud, Azure AI Foundry, Chutes, Cloudflare, CoreWeave and 10 more.
What is the context window of Kimi K2.6?›
256K tokens, with up to 236K output tokens.
When was Kimi K2.6 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-04-20. It has been superseded by Kimi K3.
Is Kimi K2.6 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (modified-mit licence).
Can I run Kimi K2.6 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Kimi K2.6 read images?›
It accepts text and images as input.
What is Kimi K2.6?›
Kimi K2.6 is an open-weights language model from Moonshot AI, released Apr 2026, the successor to Kimi K2.5.
What are the best alternatives to Kimi K2.6?›
Gemini 3.8 Flash (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Sol (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).